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Compare And Contrast A Sound Of Thunder And Being Prey
Thunder and Prey Essay In the two stories “A sound of Thunder” and “Being Prey” you will learn how the main characters actions almost or do end up killing them. The two stories have many similarities and differences in what they do. Their actions will get the best of them when they ignore specific warnings. In the stories you will find out about how and what they do in their life threatening situations. You will also learn more about the setting and where they are and why its’s so dangerous.
In the stories “A sound of Thunder” and “Being Prey” the setting in both stories are similar but also different. In both stories the setting is very dangerous. Also there both places where humans shouldn’t be. “Being Prey” Takes place in present time. While “A sound of Thunder” takes place in the future and a little bit in the past. Both stories have a dangerous predator in the area of where it takes place. These are some similarities and differences about the settings in “Being Prey” and “A sound of Thunder”.
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In both stories the protagonist experiences fear when they get attacked by a dangeroushazardous predator. In the story “A sound of Thunder” Eckels says “Get me out of here, I’ve figured wrong, I’ve met my match I admit it.” In “A sound of Thunder” the protagonist dies by getting shot in the face by antagonist. In “Being Prey” the protagonist lives, but gets severely injured. Also what caused them to get hurt or die was them going somewhere they weren’t ready for or prepared for. These are some similarities and differences about the conflict in both of the

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